Really, though, one of the neatest parts of hanging around the Amateur stake, was seeing some of the handlers return to the gallery after running a dog that didn't do so great and hearing them joke and making light of it. As if, it really isn't all about winning, it's about the process, the test, the company, and the chance to go back to the training field and see what you can do better! No better way to be put at ease than to see the seasoned folks act like that. Really neat!

Jen

02-10-2013, 09:54 PM

Jennifer Henion

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Originally Posted by Ken Bora

I like him already!
Luke to Yoda... "I'm not scared"
Yoda to Luke... "You will be" ;-)

No worries, Ken - The Force is with me!

No wait, hold up, no, I don't use force... oh crap...

02-10-2013, 10:25 PM

WRL

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Originally Posted by John Robinson

I think you guys are getting a little to anal, trying to make a big training deal out of what was posted as a humorus situation of a woman holding her dog at heel with live geese temptingly close. The dog was clearly interested, could have broken and created havoc, but didn't, no big deal, just a fun post.

edit: mine is just a general comment, I'm not refering to gdgnyc's post.

HUH?......I thought the tempatation for a Golden was the flying pieces of bread not the birds?

02-11-2013, 08:19 AM

hotel4dogs

Could be....anything that flies is a temptation for a golden.

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Originally Posted by WRL

HUH?......I thought the tempatation for a Golden was the flying pieces of bread not the birds?

02-11-2013, 08:22 AM

DarrinGreene

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Originally Posted by Jennifer Henion

No worries, Ken - The Force is with me!

No wait, hold up, no, I don't use force... oh crap...

LOL no one uses FORCE :-p

02-11-2013, 12:34 PM

John Robinson

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Originally Posted by Jennifer Henion

Good advice, Randy! Hopefully I'll remember to wear deodorant, too!

Really, though, one of the neatest parts of hanging around the Amateur stake, was seeing some of the handlers return to the gallery after running a dog that didn't do so great and hearing them joke and making light of it. As if, it really isn't all about winning, it's about the process, the test, the company, and the chance to go back to the training field and see what you can do better! No better way to be put at ease than to see the seasoned folks act like that. Really neat!

Jen

I'm glad you enjoyed hanging around the gallery. For the most part FT people are quite welcoming to newcomers, but please don't think for a minute that winning or placing isn't, maybe not everything, but it is a big deal to them. It is just a fact that if you run field trials, placing and finishing is relatively rare and there is no shame in failing a test on any given weekend, after all they are just dogs...